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Psychology Training

UMass Chan Medical School supports a number of psychology training programs. Its Clinical Psychology Doctoral Internship Program at Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital has been APA-accredited for over 50 years, as has the Doctoral Program at Worcester Youth Guidance Center. Post-doctoral training programs are available in Forensic Psychology within Psychiatry, in Family Medicine, in Emergency Medicine, and in Neuropsychology. A number of centers and units in UMass Memorial Health also provide opportunities for graduate students in psychology to obtain part-time traineeship experiences. Below is a list of postdoctoral programs, internships, and traineeships, many with links to detailed program descriptions. 

Psychology Post-Doctoral Programs at UMass Chan|UMass Memorial Health 

Family Medicine 
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health 
Director, Tina Runyan

Behavioral Health Research
Department of Emergency Medicine
Director, Edwin Boudreaux

Forensic Psychology 
Department of Psychiatry 
Director, Ashley Murray
Neuropsychology 
Department of Psychiatry
Director, Erika Clark

Clinical Psychology Doctoral Internship Programs at UMass Chan|UMass Memorial Health

Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology 

APA-Approved Pre-doctoral Internship 
Psychiatry Department and DMH/Worcester Recovery Center and Hospital 
Director, Jeffrey Burl
 
Community Healthlink/Youth and Family Services Pre-Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology 
APA-Approved Pre-doctoral Internship 
Community Healthlink 
Director, Susan Tritell


Psychology Trainee Opportunities at UMass Chan|UMass Memorial Health

These positions are typically part-time and non-salaried. They provide practicum experience for psychology doctoral students in the pre-internship training years. 

Adult Consultation-Liaison 
Department of Psychiatry 
Faculty coordinator: Cassandra Snipes
General Clinical 
Community Healthlink 
Faculty coordinator: Susan Tritell 

Family Medicine
 
Department of Family Medicine and Community Health 
Faculty coordinator: Tina Runyan

Acute Adult Psychiatric Inpatient Care 
Department of Psychiatry 
Faculty coordinator: William Warnken

Adult Outpatient Treatment 
Department of Psychiatry, Outpatient 
Faculty coordinator: Robert Carey



Adolescent Inpatient Treatment 
Department of Psychiatry, UMass Adolescent Treatment Program 
Faculty coordinator: Brian Denietolis